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13.07 / 16:11

Technology Women Time committee Pope Francis names women to bishops advisory committee for the first time

Pope Francis has for the first time named three women to serve as members of the Vatican committee that vets bishop nominations.

13.07 / 15:39

Technology Refugees Two-thirds of Ukraine refugees plan to stay put for now, according to UNHCR

Around two-thirds of refugees from Ukraine expect to stay in their host countries until hostilities subside and the security situation improves after Russia's invasion, a survey by the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR has found. The survey was conducted between mid-May and mid-June.

13.07 / 13:37

European Union Heatwave Russia and Ukraine hold talks to ease grain export blockage

Military officials from Russia and Ukraine are due to meet in Istanbul on Wednesday, for their governments' first face-to-face talks in months. The session will be devoted to a United Nations plan to export blocked Ukrainian grain to world markets through the Black Sea.

13.07 / 12:31

European Union abortion rights rights 'Demoralising and scary': Women in UK react to US reversal of abortion rights

From Olivia Rodrigo to Lily Allen, Kendrick Lamar to Billie Eilish, musicians and artists at Glastonbury, devastated and furious, condemned the US Supreme Court's controversial reversal of Roe v Wade – a 1973 court case that granted US women a constitutional right to abortion.

13.07 / 10:47

European Union Heatwave Trump Riot Trump rallied supporters to riot at Capitol following 'unhinged' meeting, inquiry hears

During the seventh hearing of the congressional inquiry into the 2021 Capitol riots, the panel on Tuesday presented further evidence that Trump was told, repeatedly, that his claims of fraud were false, but that he continued to push them anyway.

13.07 / 10:39

Fallout financial stability Financial Commodities and crypto fuel growing financial stability risk, watchdog warns

The continued fallout of the Ukraine war and crashing crypto are creating heightened financial stability risks, the Financial Stability Board of international regulators warned.

13.07 / 09:25

European Union Sri Lankan president flees country, hours before he was due to step down

The president of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, fled the country early Wednesday morning, hours before he was due to step down amid a devastating economic crisis that has triggered severe shortages of food and fuel.

13.07 / 09:25

European Union Heatwave Firefighters scramble to put out wildfires in heatwave-hit Portugal and Spain

Wildfires swept across Portugal's central region on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of locals, as firefighters struggled to put out flames at a time the country is battling a sweltering heatwave.

12.07 / 21:27

European Union Ukraine war: Five important developments you need to know for Tuesday

1. Ukraine braces for renewed Russian assault

12.07 / 21:27

European Union UK politics: Meet the eight contenders vying to replace Boris Johnson

Eight politicians are vying to replace Boris Johnson as the next Conservative Party leader and British prime minister.

12.07 / 17:25

Fallout hearing Nominee to Be Treasury’s Top Economic Envoy Likely to Address Trade, Ukraine War at Hearing

WASHINGTON—Senators are likely to question Jay Shambaugh, President Biden’s pick to serve as the Treasury Department’s top economic diplomat, about trade policies and the economic fallout of the Russia-Ukraine war at a confirmation hearing Tuesday.

12.07 / 15:40

Refugees 'I was praying we would die quickly', Mariupol survivor says

When Lia and Alex woke up in Mariupol to the loud booms of explosions and shrieks of car alarms on 24 February, the young Ukrainian couple did not expect they would soon have to bury their loved ones in their own garden and fend off cold and starvation as Russian troops pounded the southern port city into dust.

12.07 / 15:33

COST UPS Lowe's travelers The euro is near parity with the U.S. dollar: Here's how travelers can take advantage of the exchange rate

The value of the euro relative to the U.S. dollar has sunk near a two-decade low — and that's good news for Americans traveling to Europe this summer.

12.07 / 15:01

War crimes Refugees Haunted by violence, Ukrainian survivors tell their stories to war crimes researchers

12.07 / 14:57

Energy Euro Time Euro reaches parity with dollar for the first time in 20 years

The euro and the dollar have reached parity for the first time in 20 years, signalling the market's assumption that the European economy is heading for a deep recession as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

12.07 / 12:55

Eurozone finance ministers discuss soaring inflation and energy prices

Eurozone finance ministers met to discuss soaring inflation and deteriorating growth prospects ahead of an Economic and Financial Affairs Council this week.

12.07 / 10:55

Ukraine braces for renewed Russian assault as West fears energy crisis will worsen

Ukraine expects a fresh assault by Russian ground forces, following widespread shelling which killed more than 30 people, as Kyiv's Western allies brace for a worsening of the global energy crisis if Russia cuts its supply of oil and gas.

12.07 / 09:51

Technology Japan mourns as its longest-serving PM Shinzo Abe is laid to rest

With prayers, flowers and flags draped in black ribbons, Japan on Tuesday said farewell to Shinzo Abe, a polarising figure who dominated politics as the country's longest-serving premier, before being gunned down at a campaign rally last week.

12.07 / 01:03

Technology Ukraine war: Five latest developments you need to know

1. Ukraine denounces 'absolute terrorism' of Russian strikes on civilian targets

11.07 / 22:13

Binance regulation Customers REPORT: Binance allegedly continued to serve Iranian customers, despite ban and sanctions

Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance is under the spotlight as a report claims it continued serving Iranian clients despite a company ban and economic sanctions against the country.

11.07 / 17:31

Technology European Union Electricity supplies to some French companies could be cut due to energy disruption, minister says

The French government is working on "load-shedding plans" that could see electricity and gas supplies reduced for some companies over the winter, Economy Minister Bruno le Maire confirmed on Sunday, warning that Russia is highly likely to turn off the tap.

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